Burn one's bridges
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 11To make it impossible to return to an earlier state
आर या पार
He burnt his bridges and finished the course in one go.
To burn one's bridges is bold and permanent.
Daily use: Wapsi ke raste jala diye.
नदी पार करने के बाद सेना पीछे का पुल जला देती थी, ताकि कोई soldier पीछे न हट सके और सब आगे ही लड़ें। Burn one's bridges = पुरानी स्थिति में लौटने का रास्ता ही ख़त्म कर देना।
After crossing a river, an army would burn the bridge behind it so that no soldier could turn back; they had to go forward and fight. To burn one's bridges is to make it impossible to return to an earlier state.
यह कई बार पूछा गया है: meaning 'to make it impossible to return to an earlier state'। Twin: burn one's boats; opposite भाव: keep one's options open। लोगों के साथ use हो तो मतलब है रिश्ता हमेशा के लिए बिगाड़ लेना।
Asked many times with the meaning 'to make it impossible to return to an earlier state'. Its twin is 'burn one's boats'; the opposite idea is 'keep one's options open'. With people, it also means spoiling a relationship for good.